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Recognised as Colour

#5A8AFB

  • #5A8AFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#5A8AFB is a blue with RGB values 90, 138, 251 and HSL 222°, 95%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#5A8AFB#5A8AFB
HEX#5A8AFB
RGBrgb(90, 138, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.5412, 0.9843
RGB percentages35.3%, 54.1%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(222.1, 95.3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 64.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK64.1%, 45%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,933,819
CSS custom property--colour: #5A8AFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#A57504

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5397FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3688F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9Royal blue · ΔE 14.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Medium purple · ΔE 21.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBCB5A
Analogous#5ADAFB, #7B5AFB
Triadic#FB5A8A, #8AFB5A
Split complementary#FB7B5A, #DAFB5A
Tetradic#FB5ADA, #FBCB5A, #5AFB7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF4FF
Lighter +20%#BED1FD
Lighter +10%#8CADFC
Darker −10%#2867FA
Darker −20%#064AE9
Darker −30%#043AB8
Darker −40%#032A86
More saturated +25%#5688FF
Less saturated −25%#6F93E6

Channel breakdown

R90
G138
B251
Red90 (35.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue222.11°
Saturation (HSL)95.27%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 8A · B FB

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